MARLBORO — Thank you, Amy Comerchero! We've been sooooo lucky.
Enjoy a good rest, and then we'll look forward to what's next for you - and our tummies.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
Housing in the rural central tier of southern Vermont always has been dependent upon single-family homes. Apartment complexes are rare in most villages. Instead, most residents in southern Vermont have found housing in single-family homes to purchase and apartments to rent in repurposed larger homes or other buildings. Despite waiting lists for low-income or senior housing, that formula seemed to have satisfied the majority of the populace - until COVID-19 hit the East Coast in March of 2020. The pandemic...
I left Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting on March 25 perturbed. A lot of good was voted for. Not much restraint was in evidence. I was also unsettled because I think a lot of District 1 (now District 7) residents would not agree with all the spending that was approved, but I failed to articulate my concerns. We representatives wrestled for a good while with Article 23, about how large a human services budget to recommend for FY25 (i.e., for July...
118 Elliot will re-launch its weekly series of 'Sunday Sounds' after an August hiatus. Participants are invited to engage in quiet contemplation while listening to intentional, one-hour performances by guest “sound artists” on Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon at 118 Elliot Street in downtown Brattleboro; doors open at 10:30 a.m. and tea is served following the experience. The events are free. Donations are welcome. Sunday Sounds means to create an inclusive place for the community to gather in a...
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